Hard things do not mean you failed at life.
They mean you are alive.
Resilience is not about never falling.
It is about how you meet yourself when you do.
You feel the impact.
You let yourself be sad, angry, or scared.
And then, slowly, you begin to rise again.
We sometimes think resilience looks like being untouched.
No tears.
No doubt.
Just pushing through.
In truth, resilience often looks softer.
Letting someone in instead of isolating.
Telling the truth about how bad it hurt.
Choosing to learn one thing from the experience, instead of letting it define your whole story.
Every time you face a challenge and keep going, you are building a kind of inner muscle.
You remember, “I have been through hard things before. I can move through this too.”